Megalomania (n.) 145.....a mental disorder characterized by delusions of grandeur, wealth, power, superiority
insubordination (n) 106.....disobedience; not submitting to authority
vestigial (adj.) forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable : he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night.
• Biology (of an organ or part of the body) degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, having become functionless in the course of evolution : the vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden.
Atrophied v ( -phies, -phied) [ intrans. ] (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution : without exercise, the muscles will atrophy | [as adj. ] ( atrophied) in some beetles, the hind wings are atrophied.
• figurative gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect : her artistic skills atrophied from lack of use.
xenophobia (n) intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries : racism and xenophobia are steadily growing in Europe.
Genocide (n) the deliberate killing of a large group of people, esp. those of a particular ethnic group or nation.
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